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TechEd Video Blog #3 - Travelin' Thru

Man... Better late than never! I'm finally finding the time to edit these! This video – “ Travelin’ Thru ” – is the third of my Video Blogs shot at Microsoft TechEd 2005 . You can also view it at The Blogcast Repository . (Another BIG THANK YOU to them Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 8:00 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments
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Just what IS Business Intelligence really?

Microsoft UK IT Evangelist Mat Stephen has posted a most excellent article – Business Intelligence (BI): The way it is, without the blah blah Written in plain English**, this really helped me further get my head around “OLAP” and “Cube”, and “English”. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 6:30 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Security Rollup for Windows 2000 SP4 now available

Microsoft Security Advisory ( 891861 ) Release of Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) The links above are to the KB article and the landing page for this update that just went live yesterday (June 28). If you’re supporting Windows 2000, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:39 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Another one!

I don’t see the connection between powerful database management tools and food! Why are they picking on DBAs?! Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2005 10:18 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Skip the gym?

I had to laugh when I saw this banner ad today. It hits a little too close to home… I mean… I’ll skip the gym. That’s not a stretch for me. But to give up the fries?! Oh, maybe for the sake of downloading preview copies of SQL 2005 or Visual Studio 2005 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2005 6:46 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Planning for Security just got a whole lot easier

Got this via an email to my district here at Microsoft, so I hope the source of the email doesn’t mind me sharing the public bits with all of you, because this is great stuff! --- The Microsoft Solutions for Security (MSS) team is proud to announce the Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:29 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit Beta Is Now Available

Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP (Beta) Earlier this year we employees heard about this very cool toolkit that was in the works. It’s designed to help you lock-down and support computers that are running as shared resources. Here are the Read More...
Posted Monday, June 27, 2005 6:30 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Notes from the TechNet Briefing in Peoria, IL

Hi Peoria! Nice to meet you! Here are the questions (with answers) I jotted down at our TechNet Briefing in Peoria, IL. Also, for your convenience, here is the link to my blog post containing the link to that resource document I handed out. — Q: If I Read More...
Posted Friday, June 24, 2005 5:53 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

What's the deal with cancelled flights?

Bozos… I have never been one to go for conspiracy theories. I don’t think that there’s some central organization that is setting gasoline prices at artificially high levels, or running the world’s economy because they are under the direction of aliens Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:52 PM by KevinRemde | 9 Comments
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Notes from the TechNet Briefing in Anchorage, AK

Anchorage! I’m way over-due posting this… Check it out! Sorry for the delay. I enjoyed a couple of days in your lovely state, taking a tour out of Seward, seeing lots of glaciers and amazing wildlife. I know it’s all just the usual Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:49 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Are you growing out of SBS 2003?

…then the “ Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 with SP1 Transition Pack ” is for you! Here are some note about the tool: Using Windows Small Business Server 2003 Transition Pack you can upgrade your computer running Windows Small Business Server Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:42 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Travelin' Man - This Week's FREE TechNet Briefings

This week is another travelin’ TechNet Briefings week for me. I’ll have the pleasure of presenting live events in Illinois and Wisconsin: June 21 – Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center 201 SW Jefferson Street Peoria, ILLINOIS 61602 Phone: Read More...
Posted Monday, June 20, 2005 8:24 AM by KevinRemde | 2 Comments

Can my son the college student buy Microsoft Software Cheap?

I have been asked this question several times, so I thought the answer was worthy of a blog post: <ahem> Yes! Check out this “ How to Buy ” site for great information on offers and programs for students and teachers. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 16, 2005 6:24 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments
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Resources and Answers to Questions for the Anchorage, AK TechNet event

Greetings! Hello to all my new Alaskan friends! Here is the link to the resource document that contains all the links and related information for both the SP1 and SQL 2005 session. Come back here in a day or two (or subscribe via RSS) and I should have Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:53 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

SQL 2005 June CTP is available for download

Yes, you heard right! The most recent Community Technology Preview (CTP**) of SQL Server 2005 is available to all. Keith Combs writes about it , and includes links to where it is found. **Okay… call it a “beta” if you must. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:06 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

TechEd Video Blog - HOL Fixup

Finally, another video blog entry… On Monday, June 6th, Chris Henley and I were working in the Server Infrastructure area of the Hands-on-Labs. We volunteered to fix a lab that was broken (HOL163), so I thought I’d document our efforts on video. Here Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:13 PM by KevinRemde | 2 Comments

My TechEd 2005 Photos

I’ve uploaded my photos to Flickr. You’ll find them, along with others added to Colin’s Flickr group, HERE . Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:00 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Resources for Security Risk Management Webcast

The resources for the Security Risk Management webcast I delivered on June 13, 2005 can be viewed as an article HERE , or downloaded as an MS Word document THERE . I hope you will put them to use, and find them useful! Read More...
Posted Monday, June 13, 2005 10:00 AM by KevinRemde | 1 Comments

One-Stop for All Updates?

“Okay… Windows Updates does my OS, and then I have to go to the Office page to scan for Office updates… and then I have to go to the Exchange page to find updates for my Exchange Server… and…” Yeah… It’s a pain. But your crys have been heard. Finally, Read More...
Posted Monday, June 13, 2005 6:00 AM by KevinRemde | 1 Comments

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is now available

Outstanding! The long wait is over! WSUS – the Windows Server Update Services – is now available. This is the new version and replacement for SUS. Here’s the WSUS homepage , including links to where you can download it, and additional Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:51 PM by KevinRemde | 1 Comments

Remde TechEd Diaries - Saturday - Goin' Home!

TechEd 2005: Learn. Solve. Grow. Yep. We learned. We solved. And we growed. Here I am on the plane ride home. And judging from all the TechEd bags, VB.NET magazines being read, and funny ‘No, I will not fix your computer’ t-shirts, this is a plane that’s Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 11, 2005 7:14 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

TechEd Video Blog Extra

Just a quick trip I took… Read More...
Posted Friday, June 10, 2005 3:42 PM by KevinRemde | 4 Comments

Remde TechEd Diaries - Friday

Friday! Last day! It’s with mixed emotions that we reach this day. We’ve been learning a lot, partying hard, meeting people, and genuinely enjoying ourselves. That’s the upside. The downside, of course, is that we’re away from Read More...
Posted Friday, June 10, 2005 1:30 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Remde TechEd Diaries - Thursday

Thursday. We’re slowly reaching the end. Last night’s “Influencer Appreciation Party” was fun… but it might have been more fun if they’d kept the Karoake idea going. My opinion: More people were going to enjoy that Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 8:58 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Remde TechEd Diaries - Wednesday

Wednesday! Is this thing really half-over already? Why am I showing you a picture of sunset in the town of Hernando Beach? Well… last night we drove out to my teammate Blain Barton ’s house for a lovely barbecue dinner. The home, dinner, and company were Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:45 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

How do those Hands-On-Labs actually work?

And how many computers are actually there in that big room? For your answer, check this out: Robert Scobel recorded a Channel 9 interview with Corey Hynes ; the guy responsible for putting it all together this year. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005 3:18 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Remde TechEd Diaries - Tuesday

Happy TechEd Tuesday! <yawn> Man… I’m getting too old to stay up too late and get up too early… but here I am. I have another 5 hours of Hands-on-Lab proctoring to do today. (Come see me in the Server Infrastructure area and Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005 5:39 AM by KevinRemde | 1 Comments

TechEd Video 1

As promised, here is my first video blog creation from TechEd 2005 . It’s only 4 minutes long, and about 10MB in size. You can also view it at The Blogcast Repository . (With a BIG THANK YOU to them for letting me host these there.) Read More...
Posted Monday, June 06, 2005 6:31 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Remde TechEd Diaries - Monday

Greetings! Yesterday (Sunday) was the day to get bearings… to find your way around a bit. After posting yesterday’s blog entry, I took the quick shuttle ride over to the convention center and got registered. We get a pretty nice bag again this year, along Read More...
Posted Monday, June 06, 2005 6:30 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Remde TechEd Diaries - Sunday

I’m here! Or-LAN-doooh! Florida! …and the weather is just like Minnesota… that is if Minnesota was hot and sticky and a gazillion degrees warmer. So, it’s kinda like Minnesota in late July. My flight was scheduled to leave Minneapolis Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 05, 2005 11:20 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

TechNet Events Bloggers site is LIVE!

Calling all IT Pros! You’re IT! Time to join in the conversation ! We have created a new site to be a new way of participating in the IT Pro Community, and to learn about TechNet Events and Webcasts of interest to YOU. The new site it a blogger Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 04, 2005 11:03 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Wanna join us for dinner on Monday?

Update: changed to 8:30pm Geek Dinner Where: Bahama Breeze 8849 International Drive. (Just a short walk from the Orlando Convention Center) When: Monday, June 6th, 2005, at 8:30 pm (roughly) <--- NOTE the time change. Several of us TechEd Techie Bloggers Read More...
Posted Friday, June 03, 2005 4:33 PM by KevinRemde | 4 Comments
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It's like the first day of summer vacation...

My kids will be done with school for the year very soon, and entering into that heavenly time known as “Summer Vacation”. And it got me thinking about what that day used to mean to me growing up. What a thrill! Wasn’t it? For weeks up Read More...
Posted Friday, June 03, 2005 2:57 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments
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Orlando TechEd Memories

Deja Vu! We’ve been here before, haven’t we? Do you remember “It’s time to build the Business Internet”? I looked through some old photos, and found that I had indeed taken a few pictures at TechEd 2000 , when it was last Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 02, 2005 8:05 AM by KevinRemde | 2 Comments
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Three Letter Acronyms (TLAs) that will improve your working life

This is big news. Apart from doing Microsoft Employee staffing jobs at TechEd this year, I thought that for me TechEd this year was going to be SQL SQL SQL . With SQL 2005 (formerly known as “Yukon”) coming out later this year, for me and Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:20 AM by KevinRemde | 1 Comments

A great TechEd Scavenger Hunt! Get Mobilized!

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings the Windows Mobile folks are hosting a “ Mobilizer Madness ” game. Click HERE for details, or HERE ( http://www.mobilizergame.com/ ) to sign up now. Spots are going fast! (Saw this first on my friend Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:16 PM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

Wow... I wish I were arriving earlier in Orlando.

Any big Star Wars fan would love what’s going on at Disney’s MGM park. This from “Matt’s Blog” Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:46 PM by KevinRemde | 1 Comments
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What's new for SBS 2003 when I install SP1?

I’m so glad you asked! Here’s a document that spells it all out. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 01, 2005 7:35 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments

The Sith Sense

While we’re on the subject of “ Viral Marketing ”… Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 01, 2005 7:00 AM by KevinRemde | 0 Comments
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